Dharti Gramothan Evam Sahabhagi Gramin Vikas Samiti

History

Dharti Gramothan Evam Sahabhagi Gramin Vikas
Samiti, is a right based organisation that works with the poorest and
marginalised women, men, girls, boys and socially excluded people viz., Dalit,
Tribals, Landless farmers, assetless farmers, BPL families, persons affected
with HIV/AIDS and persons with disability among the rural communities of
Chambal Valley of Madhya Pradesh, India. It seek to integrate these sections of the society by enhancing their capacities
leading to social change; to associate people with long-term development
process, resulting in enhancement in their self-respect, self-confidence,
self-dependency and ability to take decisions in
order to create equal
opportunities for these sections of the society to facilitate their equal
participation in development process and establishment of a society based on
social values. It strongly advocates participatory community based processes
and hence also engages with diversified stakeholders such as women, youth,
adolescents, social activists, media representatives, panchayat
representatives, Asha, Anganwadi workers, teachers, ANMs, and others service
providers in the developmental sector. Some of its key thematic area of work is
right to water and sanitation, right to education, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis
control, MNREGA, Nutrition and female foeticide.

History of Involvement With Men_

Key strategies of
Dharti’s participatory community based processes are: